قُضاة 9
| وَمَضَى أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ لِزِيَارَةِ أَخْوَالِهِ وَقَالَ لِعَشِيرَةِ أُمِّهِ: | ١ 1 |
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
| «اسْأَلُوا جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ: أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ لَهُمْ: أَنْ يَحْكُمَهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلاً هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَرُبَّعَلَ، أَمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ؟ وَتَذَكَّرُوا أَنَّنِي مِنْ لَحْمِكُمْ وَعَظْمِكُمْ». | ٢ 2 |
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
| فَشَرَعَ أَخْوَالُهُ يَدْعُونَ لَهُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى اسْتَمَالُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَ أَخُونَا». | ٣ 3 |
And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
| وَأَعْطَوْهُ سَبْعِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَمَانِيَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ وَنِصْفٍ) مِنْ مَعْبَدِ بَعْلِ بَرِيثَ اسْتَأْجَرَ بِها أَتْبَاعاً مِنَ الأَوْغَادِ الطَّائِشِينَ، | ٤ 4 |
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
| وَاقْتَحَمَ بِهِمْ بَيْتَ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ، حَيْثُ ذَبَحَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ إِلّا يُوثَامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ الأَصْغَرُ الَّذِي تَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الاخْتِبَاءِ. | ٥ 5 |
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
| فَاجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَنَصَبُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكاً عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ النَّصَبِ الَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٦ 6 |
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
| وَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ يُوثَامَ فَذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ وَنَادَى بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: «أَنْصِتُوا لِي يَا أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى يَسْتَمِعَ لَكُمُ اللهُ. | ٧ 7 |
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, all of you men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
| ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ ذَهَبَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِتَنْصِبَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكاً، فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ:’امْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ٨ 8 |
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign you over us.
| فَأَجَابَتِ الزَّيْتُونَةُ:’أَأَتَخَلَّى عَنْ زَيْتِي الَّذِي يُكَرِّمُونَ بِهِ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘. | ٩ 9 |
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلتِّينَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ١٠ 10 |
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.
| فَأَجَابَتِ التِّينَةُ:’أَأَهْجُرُ حَلاوَتِي وَثَمَرِي الطَّيِّبَ لأَصِيرَ مَلِكَةً عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘. | ١١ 11 |
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْكَرْمَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ١٢ 12 |
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come you, and reign over us.
| فَأَجَابَتْهُنَّ الْكَرْمَةُ:’أَأَنْبِذُ خَمْرِي الَّذِي يُفَرِّحُ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘ | ١٣ 13 |
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ الأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ:’تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَصِرْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً‘. | ١٤ 14 |
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.
| فَقَالَ الْعَوْسَجُ:’إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً تَنْصِبُونَنَي عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً، فَتَعَالَوْا وَاحْتَمُوا تَحْتَ ظِلِّي، وَإلَّا فَإِنَّ نَاراً تَنْدَلِعُ مِنَ الْعَوْسَجِ وَتَلْتَهِمُ أَرْزَ لُبْنَانَ‘. | ١٥ 15 |
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth all of you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
| وَالآنَ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ عِنْدَمَا مَلَّكْتُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبْيمَالِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ إِلَى يَرُبَّعَلَ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَكَافَأْتُمُوهُ خَيْراً عَلَى عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
Now therefore, if all of you have done truly and sincerely, in that all of you have made Abimelech king, and if all of you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
| فَقَدْ حَارَبَ أَبِي عَنْكُمْ وَجَازَفَ بِحَيَاتِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ. | ١٧ 17 |
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
| أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ ثُرْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي وَذَبَحْتُمْ أَبْنَاءَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَلَّكْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ ابْنَ جَارِيَتِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ لأَنَّهُ أَخُوكُمْ. | ١٨ 18 |
And all of you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother; )
| فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ مَعَ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فَهَنِيئاً لَكُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ وَهَنِيئاً لَهُ بِكُمْ. | ١٩ 19 |
If all of you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice all of you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
| وَإلَّا فَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ وَسُكَّانَ الْقَلْعَةِ، وَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ». | ٢٠ 20 |
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
| ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بِئْرَ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَخِيهِ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ. | ٢١ 21 |
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
| وَتَسَلَّطَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتْرَةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. | ٢٢ 22 |
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
| وَمَا لَبِثَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ جَعَلَ الْعَلاقَةَ تَسُوءُ بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَخَانَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، | ٢٣ 23 |
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
| عِقَاباً لَهُ لِمَا جَنَاهُ مِنْ ظُلْمٍ بِحَقِّ أَبْنَاءِ يَرُبَّعَلَ السَّبْعِينَ الَّذِينَ سَفَكَ دِمَاءَهُمْ، وَانْتِقَاماً مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ الَّذِينَ آزَرُوهُ عَلَى ذَبْحِ إِخْوَتِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
| فَنَصَبَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ لأَبِيمَالِكَ كَمِيناً عَلَى قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ وَرَاحُوا يَنْهَبُونَ كُلَّ عَابِرِي الطَّرِيقِ. فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
And the men of Shechem set hidden attackers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
| وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُهَا. | ٢٦ 26 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
| ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْحُقُولِ وَجَنَوْا غَلّاتِ كُرُومِهِمْ وَصَنَعُوا مِنْهَا خَمْراً، وَاحْتَفَلُوا وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى مَعْبَدِ إِلَهِهِمْ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَلَعَنُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
| فَقَالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَمَنْ هُوَ شَكِيمُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَمَا هُوَ ابْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَزَبُولُ هُوَ وَكِيلُهُ؟ اخْدِمُوا رِجَالَ حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ. لِمَاذَا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَخْدُمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ؟ | ٢٨ 28 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
| لَوْ صَارَ هَذَا الشَّعْبُ تَحْتَ إِمْرَتِي لَعَزَلْتُ أَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جَهِّزْ جَيْشَكَ وَاخْرُجْ». | ٢٩ 29 |
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.
| وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ الْمَدِينَةِ كَلامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ، احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
| وَبَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي تُرْمَةَ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ وَفَدَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَإخْوَتُهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ، وَأَثَارُوا الْمَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ. | ٣١ 31 |
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against you.
| فَالآنَ قُمْ لَيْلاً أَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وَاكْمُنْ فِي الْحَقْلِ، | ٣٢ 32 |
Now therefore up by night, you and the people that is with you, and lie in wait in the field:
| وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ تُبَكِّرُ بِاقْتِحَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَعِنْدَمَا يَخْرُجُ جَعَلُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ لِقِتَالِكَ تَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا تَشَاءُ». | ٣٣ 33 |
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.
| فَجَدَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي السَّيْرِ لَيْلاً وَانْقَسَمُوا فِي فِرَقٍ أَرْبَعَ، وَكَمَنُوا لأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ. | ٣٤ 34 |
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
| وَعِنْدَمَا خَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَرَّكَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَرِجَالُهُ مِنْ مَكَامِنِهِمْ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
| فَرَآهُمْ جَعَلُ، فَقَالَ لِزَبُولَ: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنْ قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ». فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى ظِلالَ الْجِبَالِ وَكَأَنَّهَا رِجَالٌ». | ٣٦ 36 |
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
| فَعَادَ جَعَلُ يَقُولُ أَيْضاً: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَهَا هِيَ فِرْقَةٌ قَادِمَةٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَلُّوطَةِ الْعَائِفِينَ». | ٣٧ 37 |
And Gaal spoke again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
| فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ تَبَجُّحُكَ الآنَ حِينَ قُلْتَ: مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الرِّجَالُ الَّذِينَ سَخِرْتَ مِنْهُمْ؟ فَاخْرُجِ الآنَ وَحَارِبْهُ!». | ٣٨ 38 |
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now your mouth, wherewith you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ فِي طَلِيعَةِ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
| غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ انْهَزَمَ أَمَامَهُ وَسَقَطَ عَدَدٌ غَفِيرٌ مِنَ الْقَتْلَى عَلَى طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
| وَاسْتَقَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ، وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلا وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِنْ شَكِيمَ. | ٤١ 41 |
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي خَرَجَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ لِلْحَرْبِ، فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ، | ٤٢ 42 |
And it came to pass on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
| فَقَسَمَ جَيْشَهُ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ وَكَمَنَ فِي الْحَقْلِ، وَإذَا بِأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ بَرَزُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَانْقَضَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَسَرَهُمْ. | ٤٣ 43 |
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and stroke them.
| وَاقْتَحَمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَفِرْقَتُهُ طَرِيقَهُ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَمَرْكَزَ هُنَاكَ. وَهَاجَمَتِ الفِرْقَتَانِ الأُخْرَيَانِ كُلُّ مَنْ كَانُوا فِي الْحَقْلِ وَأَبَادَتَاهُمْ. | ٤٤ 44 |
And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
| وَظَلَّتْ رَحَى الْحَرْبِ دَائِرَةً طَوَالَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى اسْتَوْلَى أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَضَى عَلَى أَهْلِهَا وَهَدَمَهَا وَزَرَعَهَا مِلْحاً. | ٤٥ 45 |
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
| وَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ أَهْلَ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي قَلْعَةِ مَعْبَدِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ. | ٤٦ 46 |
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
| فَعَلِمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي الْقَلْعَةِ، | ٤٧ 47 |
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
| فَارْتَقَى هُوَ وَجَيْشُهُ جَبَلَ صَلْمُونَ، وَأَخَذَ فَأْساً بِيَدِهِ وَقَطَعَ غُصْنَ شَجَرَةٍ وَرَفَعَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «كُلَّ مَا تَرَوْنَنِي أَفْعَلُهُ فَأَسْرِعُوا وَافْعَلُوا مِثْلِي». | ٤٨ 48 |
And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What all of you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
| فَقَطَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ غُصْناً وَسَارُوا خَلْفَ أَبِيمَالِكَ إِلَى الْقَلْعَةِ حَيْثُ كَوَّمُوا الأَغْصَانَ وَأَحْرَقُوا الْقَلْعَةَ بِمَنْ فِيهَا. فَمَاتَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ وَكَانُوا نَحْوَ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ. | ٤٩ 49 |
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
| ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا. | ٥٠ 50 |
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
| فَلَجَأَ جَمِيعُ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَسَائِرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى بُرْجٍ حَصِينٍ قَائِمٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَغْلَقُوا أَبْوَابَهُ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى سَطْحِ الْبُرْجِ. | ٥١ 51 |
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and got them up to the top of the tower.
| فَحَاصَرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ الْبُرْجَ وَحَارَبَهُ، وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْ بَابِ الْبُرْجِ لِيُحْرِقَهُ بِالنَّارِ، | ٥٢ 52 |
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
| فَأَلْقَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَجَرَ رَحَى عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ. | ٥٣ 53 |
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
| فَاسْتَدْعَى عَلَى التَّوِّ حَامِلَ سِلاحِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اخْتَرِطْ سَيْفَكَ وَاقْتُلْنِي لِئَلّا يَقُولُوا عَنِّي: قَتَلَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ». فَطَعَنَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَمَاتَ. | ٥٤ 54 |
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armour bearer, and said unto him, Draw your sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
| فَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَنَّ قَائِدَهُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ انْصَرَفَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٥٥ 55 |
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
| وَهَكَذَا عَاقَبَ اللهُ أَبِيمَالِكَ عَلَى جَرِيمَتِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا بِحَقِّ أَبِيهِ حِينَ قَتَلَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ. | ٥٦ 56 |
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
| وَكَذِلكَ رَدَّ اللهُ شَرَّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَبِذَلِكَ تَحَقَّقَتْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعَلَ. | ٥٧ 57 |
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
